Articles about environment

The Fastest Growing Business Of Agriculture By: Agri Expo
Agriculture is consistently evolving. It consists of any sort of farming. You have got to possess agriculture to have groceries and clothing. Most people don't notice simply how important agriculture is to their everyday life. Every time you go in the grocery store to buy meat or any reasonably fruit or vegetables, you're shopping for an agriculture product.(read entire article)(posted on: 2018-08-22)View : 79 Times

Drainage Analysis Of Mountainous Watersheds In Ras Al Khaimah Emirate, Uae By: Suba karan
Many Wadis in the Arab Emirates (UAE) are active
during rainy periods. Geomorphologically, the UAE is composed
of mountains, gravel plains, sand dunes, and coastal zones. The
runoff generation in these Wadis represents a complex
phenomenon because of the topography of drainage basin.
Morphological parameters were estimated and analyzed for the
surface runoff generation and flooding possibility of twelve
catchments in Ras Al Khaimah area of UAE. Hydrologic
Engineering Center-Hydrologic Modeling System model is used
to estimate the water yield in Wadi Al Bih due to rainfall events.
Simulated results were compared with the observed water
storage data of several historical storm events for the calibration
of the model. The obtained results were compared with the
observed yield and are found accurate and within an average of
error 10%. Rainfall-runoff/yield curves were developed based on
the duration and intensity of rainfall distribution. These curves
can be used for prediction of surface water runoff and water
storage in dams due to different rainfall events.(read entire article)(posted on: 2018-08-21)View : 82 Times

Environmental Influences On Pollutants Removal In Modular Bioretention Swale By: Sin Zhi GOH, Say Leong ONG, Jiangyong HU, Cui Xian
Abstract – The change in land use due to industrialization and urbanization has resulted in an increase in percentage perviousness in urban landscape. Nutrients and suspended solids accumulated on surfaces of urban cities are often washed into stormwater runoff receiving waterbodies causing eutrophic and unattractive waterbodies. As such, there is a pressing need to mitigate the impact of urbanization and industrialization by shifting towards the use of bioretention systems as a sustainable urban stormwater management system. Despite the large numbers of studies conducted to understand the influences and optimize the performance of bioretention systems; many of these studies were conducted on laboratory or pilot scale, which may not be applicable in field-based studies. Furthermore, many of the researches were done in Australia where there is seasonal changes thus may not be applicable to a tropical country like Singapore. In this study, a modular bioretention swale was constructed and monitored for its performance to improve the quality of urban stormwater runoff. Effluent quality from the bioretention system was observed to meet stormwater treatment guideline set by local government agency, with average removal efficiency of 50.7, 52.6 and 83.8% for total nitrogen, total phosphorus and total suspended solids respectively. It was observed that removal efficiencies of pollutants were affected by influent concentrations and their dissolved (soluble) percentages. Environmental influences such as soil moisture and air temperature also played a part in the performance of the bioretention system. However, due to different nature and removal pathway of the pollutants, the extent in which performance was impacted varied among the pollutants monitored in the project.(read entire article)(posted on: 2018-08-21)View : 86 Times

Logistics Costs Consideration In The Economic Assessment Of Waste Frying Oil Based Biodiesel By: Elyssa G. Fawaz, Darine A. Salam
Abstract— Aside from reducing the environmental problem
of food service businesses uncontrolled disposal of waste
oil, Waste Frying Oils (WFOs) based biodiesel also cuts the
economy's dependence on limited resources and
petroleum-based diesel imports. In this study, a method
for evaluating the costs of biodiesel production from
WFOs was proposed with the aim of developing an
economic evaluation of this alternative. A logistics aspect is
seldom explored in the calculation of such feasibilities.
This study addresses this cost by determining optimal
vehicle routing systems to incorporate in the total biodiesel
cost. The capital of Lebanon, Beirut, was selected as the
survey zone as it holds a great number of restaurants and
hotels. The only biodiesel production plant in Lebanon was
surveyed to determine the production, chemicals, labor
and tax costs in addition to glycerin and fatty acids' esters
(FAEs) credits. Ultimately, a comparison between eightyone
scenarios of the biodiesel costs and the information on
the commercialization of diesel in Lebanon was realized.
The results confirm the economic feasibility of WFOs'
biodiesel production in the studied area, and can help
sustain a healthy development of the biodiesel industry in
Lebanon.(read entire article)(posted on: 2018-08-21)View : 80 Times

How To Dress For Fall By: Melanie Schwartz
Fall is one of the hottest fashion seasons, and that's obviously not a reference to the weather. It comes straight after summer when everyone had to bear down because of the heat, and right before winter, when everyone has to bulk up because of the cold.(read entire article)(posted on: 2018-08-09)View : 87 Times

Do Your Part To Reduce Water Pollution By: David Kessler
Water pollution is contamination of water with chemicals and toxic substances that are dumped into the water system without proper treatment. Now a days, water pollution is one of the serious problems in the world. Here are some tips to reduce water pollution.(read entire article)(posted on: 2018-07-24)View : 82 Times

A Brief Note On Importance Of Pest Control Services By: Angela William
Having pest in home is frustrating and can make your home unhygienic. If you want to control these unwanted pests in your home then pest control services from Pest Expert will exceed your expectations. They also provide some easy-to use pest control products to get rid of unwanted pests anytime you want.(read entire article)(posted on: 2018-07-14)View : 93 Times

Strategies For Improving Indoor Air Quality By: David Bowie
We usually think that air pollution only occurs in outdoor environment. But the air in our house and office could also be polluted. There are many sources for indoor pollution such as biological contaminants like mold and pollen, tobacco smoke, house hold products, pesticides and gases such as radon and carbon monoxide, etc.(read entire article)(posted on: 2018-06-23)View : 91 Times

Healthy Environment For Self-confidence By: Kiran
Healthy environment for self-esteem need to be bonding, which is the physical/emotional phenomenon in between people and the others in their environment. This is essential for the advancement of healthy self-esteem.(read entire article)(posted on: 2018-06-15)View : 130 Times